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ID: 729831

Title: Stage Left: A BBC Radio Drama

Author: Doug Lucie

Narrator: Alex Jennings, Anna Madeley, Caolan Mccarthy, Ewan Bailey, Full Cast , Gerard Mcdermott, Mary Peate, Rebecca Hamilton, Richard Lumsden, Richard Pepple, Tracy Wiles

Format: Unabridged

Length: 02:55:28

Language: English

Release date: 02-29-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General

Summary:

Follow the fortunes of a left-wing theatre company, written by acclaimed dramatist Doug Lucie.

Its 1985 and the Stage Left Theatre Collective is founded by a group of friends with a shared vision: Emma, the artistic manager and Robert the literary manager, director Saul, playwright Alan, and finance manager, Frank. This funny, moving and pin sharp drama follows the fate of the company and its members over the course of four decades. We catch up with the characters as they negotiate changing cultural and economic climates. There are clashing ideals, conflicting egos, personal grievances, differing tastes and petty quarrels. The companys dramatic tenth anniversary, the meteoric rise of one of its members and escalating tensions are brought into sharp relief when a tragedy brings the group together.

However, at the heart of this drama is the story of a group of idealistic friends who see their vision refined, altered, dented, rebuilt, and corroded by the wider artistic and cultural landscape. Can their shared dream endure through it all?

For nearly half a century, Doug Lucie has been a key figure in contemporary writing for the British stage with a string of influential successes. His plays have been produced at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Companys Other Place and the Royal Court. Stage Left also stars Olivier award winning actor Alex Jennings, best known for his roles in The Crown, The Lady in the Van, and performances on the London stage.

Cast and credits

Written by Doug Lucie

Directed by Mary Peate and Heather Larmour

Produced by Heather Larmour

Alan - Ewan Bailey

Saul - Gerard McDermot

Kelly - Tracy Wiles

Emma - Anna Madeley

Robert - Richard Lumsden

Frank - Alex Jennings

Annabel - Rebecca Hamilton

Jim - Caolan McCarthy

Waiter - Richard Pepple

Sue - Gillian Bevan

Alice - Jane Slavin

Ken - Doug Lucie

Actor 1 - George Watkins

Actor 2/Sir Clive - Brian Protheroe

Di - Evie Killip

Marion - Debra Baker

First Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 8 February 2016

©2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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ID: 690803

Title: Sleep Reset: The New Tools of Rest & Recovery

Author: Natalie Pennicotte-Collier

Narrator: Natalie Pennicotte-Collier

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:11:22

Language: English

Release date: 02-22-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Health & Wellness, Disorders & Diseases, Naturopathy & New Age

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

Discover the tools you need to become your own best sleep coach.

Featuring 15 bonus sleep tracks read by the author.

How is your sleep right now? Restless nights, bleary-eyed mornings or full-blown insomnia? The good news is that even in tough times, your sleep is never truly broken.

Packed with the latest rest and recovery strategies, and supported by the latest sleep science, Sleep Reset is the definite five-week programme for better sleep. Using Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy techniques, breathwork exercises and meditation practices, you will feel empowered to:

- Get back in touch with the most evolved sleep tech on this planet - your inner body clock

- Support your nervous system to reduce sleep stress and calm your racing mind

- Identify the most common sleep problems and access the tools you need to fix them

- Rebuild your sleep confidence and improve your sleep health

Through this day-to-night roadmap for better sleep, learn how to be your own best sleep coach and get back on track - for life.

©2024 Natalie Pennicotte-Collier (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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ID: 714929

Title: Unmade Movies: The Collection: Seven BBC Radio 4 Adaptations of Unproduced Screenplays

Author: Alexander Mackendrick, Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Hinds, Arthur Miller, D.M. Thomas, Dennis Potter, Ernest Lehmann, Harold Pinter, Jay Presson Allen, Joseph Conrad, Karen Blixen, Mark Gatiss

Narrator: David Suchet, Full Cast , Hugh Laurie, Mark Strong, Meera Syal, Michael Sheen, Peter Serafinowicz, Vanessa Kirby

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:24:09

Language: English

Release date: 02-22-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

Seven legendary unproduced screenplays, resurrected and reinvented for BBC Radio 4

The annals of movie history are full of lost treasures spectacular scripts from world-renowned writers that could have been classics, had they only been made. Now, for the first time, some of these forgotten gems have been brought to life, fully realised as vivid, cinematic radio productions. Scripted by major 20th Century writers, they star a host of A-list actors and feature richly evocative, atmospheric soundtracks.

Collected here are seven sensational unmade movies:

Harold Pinters Victory, adapted from the novel by Joseph Conrad

Harold Pinters The Dreaming Child, adapted from the novel by Karen Blixen

Arthur Millers The Hook

Alfred Hitchcocks unfinished screenplay The Blind Man, completed by Mark Gatiss

Hammer Horrors The Unquenchable Thirst of Dracula

Dennis Potters The White Hotel

Alexander MacKendricks Mary Queen of Scots

These could-have-been classics are brought to life with stellar casts featuring Hugh Laurie, Bertie Carvel, Rose Leslie, Bill Paterson, Ellie Bamber, Tim Pigott-Smith, Rebecca Front, Anne-Marie Duff, Meera Syal, Vanessa Kirby and Mark Strong. Setting the scene and providing the establishing shots the original stage directions and descriptions from the screenplays are narrators Simon Russell Beale, Anne Reid, David Suchet, Peter Serafinowicz, Michael Sheen, Simon McBurney and Glenda Jackson.

Moving, mysterious, suspenseful, thrilling and terrifying, these dazzling productions will keep you enraptured from beginning to end. So sit back, grab some popcorn and let them play out on the biggest screen of all that of your imagination.

NB: Contains strong language and sexual scenes

© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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ID: 738312

Title: It's Not You: How to Identify and Heal from NARCISSISTIC People

Author: Ramani Durvasula

Narrator: Ramani Durvasula

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:31:21

Language: English

Release date: 02-22-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Non-Fiction, Self Development, Health & Wellness, Psychology, Mindfulness & Meditation

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

REDISCOVER WHO YOU ARE AFTER YEARS OF INVALIDATION.

Dealing with a narcissist is hard. One day their confidence and charisma pull you in, the next day they gaslight, wreck your self-confidence, and leave you wondering what you could have done differently. Clinical Psychologist and narcissism expert Dr Ramani is here to help. Drawing on more than 20 years of studying, teaching and helping people navigate the challenging landscape of narcissism, youll learn how to:

- Spot the tell-tale signs of a narcissist

- Confront toxic cycles

- Protect your energy

- Create realistic boundaries

- Reclaim and embrace your true self

Packed with expert tips and detailed advice, this book will equip you with the tools to stop blaming yourself, regain your power, heal, and take back your life.

A compassionate road map. - Jay Shetty

©2024 Ramani Durvasula (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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ID: 707279

Title: Most Secret Memory of Men

Author: Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

Narrator: Ayesha Antoine, Chris Thompson, Kyle Gabbidon, Masimba Ushe, Musu-Kulla Massaquoi, Nile Faure-Bryan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14:54:18

Language: English

Release date: 02-22-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, General

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

Paris, 2018. Diégane Latyr Faye, a young Senegalese writer, discovers a legendary book titled The Maze of Inhumanity. It has an immediate hold over him. No one knows what happened to the author, T.C. Elimane, who was accused of plagiarism, his reputation destroyed by the critics.

Obsessed with discovering the truth about Elimane's disappearance, Faye weaves past and present, countries and continents, following the author's labyrinthine trail from Senegal to Argentina and France and confronting the great tragedies of history.

Will he get to the truth at the centre of the maze?

A gripping literary quest novel and a masterpiece of perpetual reinvention, The Most Secret Memory of Men confronts the impact of colonialism and neo-colonialism, the holocaust in Europe, dictatorships in South America and the Caribbean, genocide in Africa, and collaboration and resistance everywhere. Above all, it is a love song to literature and its timeless power.

©2024 Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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ID: 690364

Title: Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

Author: Charles Duhigg

Narrator: Charles Duhigg

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:28:46

Language: English

Release date: 02-22-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Non-Fiction, Self Development, Health & Wellness, Psychology

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

Who and what are supercommunicators? They're the people who can steer a conversation to a successful conclusion. They are able to talk about difficult topics without giving offence. They know how to make others feel at ease and share what they think. They're brilliant facilitators and decision-guiders. How do they do it?

In this groundbreaking new book, Charles Duhigg unravels the secrets of the supercommunicators to reveal the art - and the science - of successful communication. He unpicks the different types of everyday conversation and pinpoints why some go smoothly while others swiftly fall apart. He reveals the conversational questions and gambits that bring people together. And he shows how even the most tricky of encounters can be turned around. In the process, he shows why a CIA operative was able to win over a reluctant spy, how a member of a jury got his fellow jurors to view an open-and-shut case differently, and what a doctor found they needed to do to engage with a vaccine sceptic.

Above all, he reveals the techniques we can all master to successfully connect with others, however tricky the circumstances. Packed with fascinating case studies and drawing on cutting-edge research, this book will change the way you think about what you say, and how you say it.

Praise for The Power of Habit:

'Few books become essential manuals for business and living. The Power of Habit is an exception.' Financial Times

'You'll never look at yourself, your organisation, or your world in quite the same way.' Daniel Pink

'A first-rate book - based on an impressive mass of research.' Economist

'Absolutely fascinating.' WIRED

©2024 Charles Duhigg (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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ID: 729830

Title: Haunted: Tales of the Supernatural: Ten Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramatisations

Author: Rosemary Timperley

Narrator: Anna Cooper, Full Cast , Gwen Watford, Helen Worth, Jenny Linden, Joan Matheson, Julie Berry, Mary O'farrell, Peter Sallis, Sheila Grant, Shirley Cooklin, Trader Faulkner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:07:44

Language: English

Release date: 02-22-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Paranormal, Contemporary Women

Summary:

Haunting tales from legendary writer Rosemary Timperley

Delve into the world of Rosemary Timperley if you dare! In this chilling collection, discover ten chilling full-cast dramatisations of sinister stories and suspenseful tales and immerse yourself in a totally unique listening experience. Recorded with a full musical score, these standalone tales are perfect for fans of the supernatural and will raise goosebumps on even the warmest of days.

Listen to ten of Timperleys most thrilling tales, available to download as a collection for the first time and discover a terrifying and haunting world from a talented writer like no other.

Walk on the Water - A young girl finds her whole life blighted by an encounter with a mysterious stranger.

Listen to the Silence - Mary must face her fears but can she refuse an offer made by a strange voice claiming to be her grandfather?

Channel Crossing - Can a holiday overcome the issues dividing a bickering family? Starring Peter Sallis and Nicholas Lyndhurst.

Shadows of the Past - An amnesiac seeks answers in the house where he was traumatised as a child.

Mists of Memory - Young cellist Janet meets a confused old man who seems oddly familiar. But what does he mean by 'music is where I live?

Dare Game - A chance meeting of old school friends revives memories of a very dangerous game

Little Girl Lost - Can Mrs. Grove really talk with her husband beyond the grave?

Where are you, Juliet? - Rowena moves into a flat haunted by the presence of its previous owner, Juliet. But where is she and what is the mystery surrounding her disappearance?

Hanged on Tuesday - Married on a Tuesday? A haunting exploration of the old folklore saying

Christmas Meeting - A woman is alone on Christmas, and it can be the loneliest day in the world.

Born in 1920, Rose Timperley authored over 60 novels as well as hundreds of short stories and feature articles for the most popular publications of the day. A writer in tune with her society and its treatment of women, Timperley injects horror into her work in a way that makes her stories as relevant now as when they were written. Her work has been collected in many anthologies, including Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories.

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ID: 650152

Title: Wise Animals: How Technology Has Made Us What We Are

Author: Tom Chatfield

Narrator: Tom Chatfield

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:46:57

Language: English

Release date: 02-22-24

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Science & Technology, General

Summary:

Evocatively read by the author, Tom Chatfield.

'Combining compelling storytelling with erudite, compassionate and often profound insight about the human condition, this book will transform how you navigate the world.' – Richard Fisher, author of The Long View

Wise Animals explores the history of our relationship with technology, and our deep involvement with our creations from the first use of tools and the taming of fire, via the invention of reading and printing, to the development of the computer, the creation of the internet and the emergence of AI.

Human children know no more of modern technology than their ancestors did of older technologies thousands of years ago, and develop in relation to the technologies of their time. We co-evolve with technology as individuals as we have as a species over thousands of years.

Rather than see technology as a threat, this deeply humanist contribution to the debate proposes that we are neither masters nor victims of our technologies. They are part of who we are, and our future – and theirs – is in our hands.

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ID: 701045

Title: Trailblazer: The First Feminist to Change Our World

Author: Jane Robinson

Narrator: Jane Robinson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:21:23

Language: English

Release date: 02-22-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Social Science, History & Culture, Women

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

You have probably not heard of Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon but you certainly should have done.

Name any 'modern' human rights movement, and she was a pioneer: feminism, equal opportunities, diversity, inclusion, mental health awareness, Black Lives Matter. While her name has been omitted from too many history books, it was Barbara that opened the doors for more famous names to walk through. And her influence owed as much to who she was as to what she did: people loved her for her robust sense of humour, cheerfulness and indiscriminate acts of kindness.

This is a celebration of the life of the founder of Britain's suffrage movement: campaigner for equal opportunity in the workplace, the law, at home and beyond. Founder of Girton, the first university college for women, a committed activist for human rights, fervently anti-slavery, she was also one of Victorian England's finest female painters.

Jane Robinson's brilliant new book shines a light on a remarkable woman who lived on her own terms and to whom we owe a huge debt.

©2024 Jane Robinson (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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ID: 689883

Title: Book of Doors

Author: Gareth Brown

Narrator: Miranda Raison

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:16:53

Language: English

Release date: 02-15-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Contemporary Fantasy

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

If you could open a door to anywhere, where would you go?

In New York City, bookseller Cassie Andrews is living an unassuming life when she is given a gift by a favourite customer. It's a book - an unusual book, full of strange writing and mysterious drawings. And at the very front there is a handwritten message to Cassie, telling her that this is the Book of Doors, and that any door is every door.

What Cassie is about to discover is that the Book of Doors is a special book that bestows an extraordinary powers on whoever possesses it, and soon she and her best friend Izzy are exploring all that the Book of Doors can do, swept away from their quiet lives by the possibilities of travelling to anywhere they want.

But the Book of Doors is not the only magical book in the world. There are other books that can do wondrous and dreadful things when wielded by dangerous and ruthless individuals - individuals who crave what Cassie now possesses.

Suddenly Cassie and Izzy are confronted by violence and danger, and the only person who can help them is, it seems, Drummond Fox. He is a man fleeing his own demons - a man with his own secret library of magical books that he has hidden away in the shadows for safekeeping. Because there is a nameless evil out there that is hunting them all . . .

Because some doors should never be opened.

©2024 Gareth Brown (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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